Chipotle Chicken Tortilla Soup

My good friend, Katie shared the original recipe with me.  I added a few things and this has turned into a much-loved family favorite dinner.  My husband went from being a “Please NEVER feed me soup for dinner!” kinda guy to a “Hey, do you think you could make that chicken tortilla soup for dinner […]

Brownie Accessories

I’m a brownie junkie.  I can eat ’em raw, cooked, frozen, …whatever.  They’re my favorite.   This brownie habit just got worse when I found the recipe for the best fudgy brownies I’ve ever tasted.  Sometimes I even frost them with Martha’s super shiny frosting.   So, this afternoon, I checked out all-things brownie on […]

Well, Butter My Crumpet!

Crumpets are just like English muffins.  However, if the only English muffin you’ve tried has been the bagged brand from the grocery store, you have NO IDEA what you’re missing.  These are tender, chewy, buttery, and bubbly goodness. Toasted, buttered, and topped with some fruity jam – I’m in heaven!  You must sit down to […]

Homemade Chocolate Syrup

homemade chocolate syrup from sugarbananas.com

Here’s a perfect recipe for gooey, rich chocolate syrup (without preservatives and other chemicals). This is so thick and chocolatey!  This chocolate syrup is great for making chocolate milk, topping ice cream, drizzling over Puffy German Pancakes, adding to brownie batter, or (my favorite) adding to my iced coffee! Homemade Chocolate Syrup 3/4 C Water […]

Raw Strawberry Mango Avocado Salad

This sweet, summery salad is juicy and so flavorful – just delicious on top of some baby spinach. My good friend tried an intriguing diet this summer.  She saw the documentary, “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” about a man on a mission to lose a considerable amount of weight to reverse his obesity-related symptoms. He […]

Everything Smurfy

Smurfs are back!  It’s so exciting to share them with my kiddos.  Many a Saturday morning was spent singing “la LA la la la la LA la la la la” Smurf stuff is popping up everywhere.  Check out what I found…   Smurf Bento.  Do I see blue rice?  Love it! source Homemade Papa Smurf […]